Tang Hao deactivated the formation, and the group of people ran out as if they were fleeing.
After leaving the range of the formation, they stopped and started cursing in Tang Hao’s direction.
“Just you wait, you bastard! The next time we meet, I’ll definitely beat you up!”
“Who do you think you are! Do you think that you are anything without the formation? Let’s fight one on one if you dare!”
They were shouting arrogantly, releasing the anger that they had held inside earlier.
After a round of cursing, they left.
The three from Shu Mountain were the last to leave.
“Shu Mountain shall remember this grudge. It’ll be returned tenfold!”
After saying that, they glared at Tang Hao again and turned around to leave.
The hidden sects came aggressively, but when they left, their faces were pale and their breathing was shallow. It was a pathetic sight.
After the hidden sects left, a burst of cheers erupted in the plaza.
“All hail the Clan Leader!”
The people from Hua Mountain surrounded them and started to flatter them.
Taoist Master Qian Ji said, “This result is not bad. At least it scared those people so they won’t run rampant.”
“Yes!” Tang Hao nodded. Then, he frowned slightly, “That Shu Mountain seems troublesome!”
“Shu Mountain? They’re just a bunch of idiots. They think they are the best in the world every day and look down on others,” the Hierarch said indignantly.
“Now that you’ve humiliated them, they’ll definitely hold a grudge. You have to be more careful, Clan Leader!” As he said that, the Hierarch frowned.
“I know!” Tang Hao replied.
Then, he continued, “Our overall strength is still a little weak. Please urge your disciples to cultivate!”
With ginseng and lingzhi plantations in Mao Mountain and Yin Mountain, they could produce enough Liquid of Spiritual Condensation. If Hua Mountain would open up their own demi-world, that would be another piece of land for cultivating spiritual crops.
When that time came, there would be plenty of Liquid of Spiritual Condensation. They could quickly cultivate middle period cultivators.
However, the liquid would not be enough to bring cultivators from the middle period to the latter period. It would take a long time.
Recently, Tang Hao had been thinking about using the recipe of Liquid of Spiritual Condensation as the basis to develop a Pill of Spiritual Condensation.
He had the recipes for pills to strengthen cultivation, but they all required a lot of rare materials. Now, he wanted to use the common medicinal herbs in modern times to make a pill.
Its potency might be weaker than the usual pills, but it would be many times stronger than the Liquid of Spiritual Condensation.
With that, they could quickly cultivate a large group of latter period or even peak period cultivators.
“Right. How are those people going back?”
At that moment, Taoist Master Qian Ji suddenly asked.
Everyone was stunned.
‘That’s right! Those people came by airplane. Who is sending them back now?’
“Who cares, as long as they don’t cause trouble! Once we do, we’ll have a reason to act against them!” Tang Hao’s expression was a little strange.
Then, he went to retrieve the Artifact formation.
When the news reached the command center, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
Avoiding the fight was naturally the best outcome. If they really had to fight, they would suffer a great loss from fighting against so many Perfected Persons.
Meanwhile, the people of the various hidden sects left Yin Mountain while swearing.
After leaving the mountain, they looked at the cast grassland in front of them and were instantly stunned.
‘What the f*ck? What is this place?’
They suddenly realized that they did not know the way back at all.
They became even more confused when the cold wind blew on them.
“Senior… Senior Brother? Do you know the way?”
Someone from Qingcheng asked weakly.
“I don’t know! Do you know?”
“I don’t know either! I wouldn’t have asked you if I did!”
The group of people looked at each other, dumbfounded.
Whoo whoo!
The cold wind chilled them to their core.
“Cold! So cold!”
“Me too!”
They felt quite miserable.
They originally thought that once they returned, they would be able to flaunt their power everywhere and show off in front of those primitive natives.
However, they never expected that a freak among the natives would be so powerful. Their junior brother had even fainted from anger, which tainted their reputation.
Now, they could not find their way!
Huaxia was so big. How were they going to go back?
“Poor us!”
The Perfected Person who had fainted from anger recalled what had happened just now and could not help but feel sorrowful. Tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.
“Don’t cry, Junior Brother. Men shouldn’t cry that easily! We will definitely repay the grudge.”
As the leader spoke, he clenched his fists with a face full of anger.
“Then… how are we going to go back?”
The leader was stunned, and his face flushed red. “We’ll… walk back! We are people with integrity. We would rather die than ask for that bastard’s help!” He said with a righteous expression.
“Well said, Senior Brother! We from Qingcheng are all men with integrity!”
The others clapped.
“Let’s go!”
The leader shouted and set off valiantly.
As they walked, the vast grassland seemed to have no end.
The icy wind blew like knives, making their faces hurt, their hearts cold, and their bodies shiver.
Finally, after they stepped out of the grassland, they saw a car.
They knew that a car was something similar to a horse carriage.
“Qingcheng? What are you talking about? I don’t know!”
“Haha! You guys are amusing. Qingcheng? What’s that? I don’t know!”
They stopped a few cars to ask for directions, but the drivers all shook their heads.
Even more cars drove away while ignoring them.
Those five men in ancient clothes looked sloppy and disheveled as they walked along the road. Perhaps they were lunatics!
That was what the drivers were thinking.
The group of people climbed mountains and crossed ridges. Their shoes were worn out, and their clothes were torn into strips. They looked no different from savages.
After many wrong turns and hardships, they finally returned to Qingcheng.
When they saw the familiar scenery, they were so happy that they almost cried. They did not expect to persevere.
“We’re back, Sect Leader!”
When the five people appeared in the demi-world, the other people from Qingcheng were dumbfounded.
“Damn! Who are you?”
“Where did all these savages come from?”
When they took a closer look, they realized that they were the five elders who had gone out earlier! What happened to them? How could they look so pathetic?
They looked completely like savages. It was too miserable!
Soon, the entire demi-world was in an uproar.
Countless people poured down from every mountaintop.
“What… What happened to you guys?”
The sect leader of Qingcheng came. When he saw the five people, he was immediately dumbfounded.
Were they the elders of Qingcheng?
“Well… it’s a long story!”
The five of them looked ashamed.
“Sect Leader, there’s a big freak in Huaxia! He’s very powerful!”
“Yes,
yes! He’s super powerful!”
They started to brag about how powerful that person was.
In their words, Tang Hao had become a supervillain. His eyes were as big as copper bells, and his legs were as thick as doorposts. His fearful appearance could stop children from crying at night. He was the most terrifying thing ever.
The other people were stunned when they heard that.
“No way! How could such a fearful individual exist in the backward Land of the Gods?”
“Right, right! They should be only primitive natives!”
Many people expressed their disbelief.
“Hah! You guys better believe it. Even Shu Mountain was defeated! Three Sword Immortals went, but the villain singlehandedly defeated them!”
“F*ck! Is that for real?”
Everyone was shocked.
According to the ancient records left behind by their ancestors, Shu Mountain was once known as the number one sect. If the number one sect could be defeated, the villain must be even more powerful.
Chapter 786 - Conquer Huaxia
“I didn’t expect an individual of that level to exist in the Land of the Gods!”
The sect leader stroked his long beard and sighed.
“Exactly!”
The five people quickly said.
They had deliberately exaggerated their description of that guy so that they could explain why they were in such a sorry state. Otherwise, they would be ridiculed by their fellow cultivators.
The other people of Qingcheng had the same thoughts like them in the beginning, thinking that the Huaxia cultivation world was extremely backward.
“Then let’s quickly gather our fellow cultivators and go to the Land of the Gods to destroy that person! We can conquer Huaxia in one fell swoop and spread the might of Qingcheng!”
The sect leader stroked his long beard and said excitedly.
The disciples around him also shouted.
“Conquer the Land of the Gods!”
They raised their arms and shouted excitedly.
Being cooped up in the demi-world every day, they were already bored out of their minds. Conquering Huaxia would be fun! There might even be many beautiful women!
When the five people heard that, their faces turned green!
If they went out now, their lies would be exposed!
That guy was powerful, but he only relied on his formations. He did not seem very strong.
“Sect Leader, no! Absolutely not!”
The leader of the five shouted.
In an instant, the surrounding cheers stopped.
The sect leader was surprised and said, “Why not?”
“Because… Shu Mountain has also returned! If we go out now, we will run into Shu Mountain!” The leader said.
“Right!” The sect leader’s expression changed.
With Shu Mountain around, they wouldn’t be able to conquer the Land of the Gods!
The people around were stunned.
“Not only Shu Mountain, but also Sanqing and Kongtong! All of them have returned! The situation outside is quite chaotic, so we shouldn’t go out for now!”
“That makes sense! Then let’s wait and not go out for the time being.”
The sect master pondered for a while and made a decision.
The five people immediately heaved a sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, the people from the other hidden sects also found their way back to their demi-worlds after going through many hardships.
“There’s a freak in the Land of the Gods! He’s very powerful!”
“That freak beat up all the people from Shu Mountain!”
They conveyed the news to their respective sects.
For a moment, all the sects were shocked.
They found it hard to believe that such an individual existed in the Land of the Gods!
On the other side, the three Perfected Persons of Shu Mountain were suffering.
They had grown up in a demi-world and had never seen the world at large. They did not know how to navigate themselves.
They headed north and found themselves in Siberia. The cold wind confused them.
Then, they headed east and found themselves standing on a beach. They looked at the surging seawater and were confused again.
Eventually, they found their way back to the Shu lands.
Their clothes were tattered, and their hair was disheveled. They were not savages yet, but they looked like beggars.
When they entered the demi-world, the people of Shu Mountain were shocked.
‘Are they the elders of Shu Mountain?
‘Shouldn’t the people of Shu Mountain wear clothes that were white as snow and look elegant at all times? All those people look like beggars!’
“What happened to you guys? Did you meet some powerful people during your trip to the Land of the Gods?”
The sect leader of Shu Mountain arrived. His white clothes were fluttering in the wind, making him look like a deity. The other disciples were all dressed meticulously in white as well.
Standing together, the two sides made a stark contrast.
The three of them looked ashamed. They kneeled on the ground on one knee and cupped their fists, “Please punish us, Sect Leader!”
“Punish you for what?” The sect leader frowned and asked in a deep voice.
“We fell victim to an underhanded scheme, and we have tarnished the reputation of Shu Mountain in front of the other sects! We have truly let you and all of our fellow brothers down!”
“What?” The sect leader’s expression changed. “What exactly happened?”
Immediately, the three of them recounted what had happened.
“Outrageous! Tricking you with an Artifact formation? That person is truly cunning and shameless to the extreme. Despicable! Shameless!”
The sect leader’s eyes bulged in anger.
“That’s right! What’s the big deal about relying on Artifact formations? He probably picked them up from somewhere!”
The people of Shu mountain were extremely indignant.
“We can’t tolerate this, Sect Leader!” They shouted agitatedly.
Shu Mountain had always been the number one sect in the cultivation world. It was a great humiliation that they fell to a native’s scheme.
“That’s right! We can not tolerate this! We must avenge this grudge!” The sect leader said sternly.
Then, he flicked his sleeves and shouted, “Pass down my order. Immediately ring the bell and gather all the people of Shu Mountain. We’ll attack the Land of the Gods and conquer it!”
“All hail the Sect Leader!” The disciples cheered.
Then, they shouted in unison, “Conquer the Land of the Gods!”
Their cheers echoed throughout the demi-world.
Soon, the bell rang and echoed in the sky above the mountains.
People walked out from the mountains and valleys. They were all dressed in white and carried a long sword on their back.
“What’s going on?”
Some people looked confused.
“Ha! Big news! Do you remember the three elders that went out? They were tricked by a native and came back in a sorry state! The Sect Leader is so angry that he wants to kill that guy!
“Of course, he also wants to conquer the Land of the Gods!”
The person said smugly.
He could not help but show some disdain when the Land of the Gods was mentioned.
“What? That actually happened? Let’s go and kill those natives!”
The people became furious when they heard that.
Shu Mountain was the number one sect in the cultivation world. How dare a group of natives scheme against them?
When the news spread, the entire demi-world was in an uproar.
Everyone was agitated.
“What does that native look like? What’s his name? After we go out, we’ll kill him first, then conquer the Land of the Gods! Isn’t he some Clan Leader? Once he dies, the other natives might subm
it to us.”
The sect leader said in front of the mountain gate.
“Uh… I think his name is Tang Hao. He’s very famous in the secular world. We even have a photo of him!”
A Perfected Person took out a newspaper from his tattered sack and handed it over.
“What’s this?” The Sect Leader was stunned.
“This is a newspaper, and that is a photo. It’s quite amazing!”
“It’s indeed quite amazing. The picture is so lifelike! Huh? Is this the person you were talking about? Why is he so young?” The sect leader swept his gaze across and saw the photo of Tang Hao on the front page.
“He probably took some fantastic elixir that made him regress in age. He even pretends to be young! Look at the article in the newspaper. It says that he’s twenty-one years old.”
“Hahaha!”
All around, there was a burst of laughter.
“If he is twenty-one, then I’m only eighteen years old!”
The sect master clicked his tongue and said coldly, “He is indeed shameless! We shall perform justice on behalf of the heavens and eliminate him!”
After all the people gathered, the sect leader waved his arm and took the lead to step out of the demi-world.
Behind him, the people from Shu Mountain came out one after another.
Chapter 787 - Shu Mountain Is Coming
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In the Shu lands.
Ripples appeared out of thin air in a valley. In a certain valley, ripples appeared in the air. An old man with white hair and an ancient sword on his back stepped out.
Behind him, figures came out one after another. There seemed to be an endless stream of them.
Soon, the valley was densely packed with people dressed in white. There were at least eight hundred of them.
“Are we in the Land of the Gods? Hmph! It truly has declined!”
They sensed the qi in the air and revealed looks of disdain.
“More than nine hundred years ago, the ancestors of Shu Mountain made a name for themselves on this land and were revered as the number one sect in the cultivation world. Now that we have returned, we will claim the title again,” the sect leader shouted loudly.
“Number one in the world! Number one in the world!”
The disciples cheered excitedly in unison.
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